April Filofax photo-a-day challenge, week one

April saw the start of another Yay, for Fridays! photo challenge so I am doing my usual weekly round up of the photos I have taken during it.  As I started writing this post I realised the challenge is a year old now so I want to say congratulations to Carla and thank you for keep on coming up with new ideas for us all!  

Day one - I heart..

.. being colourful!  This is the front page of my art journal and it is full of colourful doodles and abstract drawings. 

Day one -I heart..

Day two - A is for..

adorable!  I just love these cute paperclips my friend sent me.

Day two - A is for..

Day three - On my dashboard

I keep this sticky note with the quote "Worrying doesn't change tomorrow, it ruins today." on my dashboard because I am such a worrier.  There is also some clear sticky arrows and a magnetic bookmark so I can find the page easily.

Day three - On my dashboard

Day four - No.1

My Chameleon was my first real leather Filofax and it got me hooked.  I spent some time yesterday setting it back up as my purse and it still has it's nice leather smell even though it's a year old now.

Day four - No.1

Day five - Up close and personal

This is a close up shot of the top of my Willow filofax now I am all moved into her.

Day five- Up close and personal

Day six - Writing with

I have started writing with a fountain pen again recently.  I don't use it on my Filofax pages because it tends to leak through to the other side but I like to use it if I am writing a letter or a card.

Day six - Writing with

Day seven - List it

A little list of things I want to get done this month and a few ideas of things I want to do with my children during the Easter holidays.

Day seven - List it

If you want to join in you can find all the details here or if you think a daily challenge is too much for you, you could have a go at my once a week challenge #filophotofriday. 

National Stationery Week - My week #14

Last Monday was the start of National Stationery week here in the UK so I spent some time on Twitter and Facebook joining in with the fun.  Each day had a different theme;

Monday was pencil day

Tuesday was notebook day

Wednesday was pen and ink day

Thursday was tidy desk day

Friday was pencil case day

Saturday was get organised day

Sunday was write a letter day 

If you follow me on Instagram or my Facebook page you will have seen I posted a photo for each day.

Pencil day

Notebook day

Pen and ink day

Tidy desk day

Pencil case day

Get organised day

Write a letter day

I had a lot of fun connecting with people who share my stationery addiction and entering competitions.  I won a couple of prizes and some freebies so once I receive them I will be writing some reviews to share with you.  I also discovered a lot of new companies and brands who I might not have found it if hadn't been for the week so it will be nice to try them out and see what they are like. 

My Week in my Filofax #14

For my pages this week I went with a pretty pink and purple theme.  I am still feeling the joys of spring and my Willow Filofax just makes me want to make everything sweet and girly.

Close up

Close up

Thanks for reading and have a great week!

#filophotofriday - March round up and April's prompts

It's time for another #filophotofriday round up post, March just zipped by!

7th - Yellow

Here is a selection of yellow planning supplies I own, I especially like the yellow washi tapes.

7th - Yellow

@laurasummerx shared her yellow Original Filofax too and some cute sticky notes and bits.

Photo by @laurasummerx

14th - Spring

I had thought there would be some flowers growing in my garden by this time of the month but there wasn't any!  I picked these little ones during a walk in the park to take this photo.

14th - Spring

@anjatieks had these gorgeous blooms in her garden and I love how well they go with her planner.

Photo by @anjatieks

21st - New 

This note card matches my new Willow Filofax perfectly. 

21st - New

@c1aire88 took this photo of her new mug, pen and paper clips alongside her beautiful Malden.

Photo by @c1aire88

28th - Old

This is my husband's Grandmother's ring, it is very old and very special to me.

28th - Old

@valentinegirl60_filo posted this photo of the planners she used before moving  into a Filofax.

Photo by @valentinegirl60_filo

Thank you to everyone who took part it last month's challenge, here are the prompts for April.  I have written them by hand this time instead of using an app as it is National Stationery Week here in the UK and we are celebrating the written word.  Anyone who uses any kind of planner can join in, just take your photo and then share it on a Friday on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter with the tag #filophotofriday 

Prompts for April

Most of all have fun!